From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.ciao.gmane.io!not-for-mail From: Serghei Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Install bnf-mode from the tar archive Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 23:47:11 +0000 Message-ID: <669fe055-f5b4-4423-4eba-b8b9508982dd@protonmail.ch> References: <377dd7bd-a3ef-83f7-89fa-7d2a5f29d9be@protonmail.ch> Reply-To: Serghei Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="b1_a3b5c0c41e8dcfce3cb0410c8f99c483" Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="ciao.gmane.io:159.69.161.202"; logging-data="94913"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" To: GNU Emacs Developers Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sun Jan 19 00:48:11 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1isxp3-000Ocn-Hj for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 19 Jan 2020 00:48:09 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:45886 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1isxp2-0005ti-IW for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Sat, 18 Jan 2020 18:48:08 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:42655) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1isxoG-0005AB-Js for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 18 Jan 2020 18:47:22 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1isxoE-0001FX-TL for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 18 Jan 2020 18:47:20 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-40131.protonmail.ch ([185.70.40.131]:35586) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1isxoE-0001DS-8a for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 18 Jan 2020 18:47:18 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=protonmail.ch; s=default; t=1579391235; bh=I+MBXRKs4j11ccKeeJV1e/EPQNLVVMgyRcnz992brZ0=; h=Date:To:From:Reply-To:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Feedback-ID: From; b=SSgS0J2bxfg5j2T+L/iyh3/aUgNsHl1ILZUUukxSM+A+UQBOjdNLEoIoqPkJvYC1i gcWZtPSYAj9f9lIj1BYHpf2zYcazFpjJbxe4TBTaSUU6Eu+5C+Rg3vfnFknlhw0auA nOEwM9R1AoZDDzHjMo7esw4zQHvBTqIsb5f+4Mlw= In-Reply-To: <377dd7bd-a3ef-83f7-89fa-7d2a5f29d9be@protonmail.ch> Feedback-ID: _R8KJzte5sz8SQWHcnDN91Kshyr4gZBHh1d2Efk8ItHfFJEyfsSrvYKxlFgM-K6SqCAHswKFjJZAghkXSedbVg==:Ext:ProtonMail X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 185.70.40.131 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:244359 Archived-At: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --b1_a3b5c0c41e8dcfce3cb0410c8f99c483 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have managed to fix the issue just by replacing bsdtar by GNU tar. For the full list of changes refer to: https://github.com/sergeyklay/bnf-mode/commit/309f05a781dc05999e8f0530f2308= 9f38dd0fde6 On 1/18/20 5:08 PM, Serghei wrote: > Hello, > > I am the bnf-mode[1] creator. I am trying to figure out what > happens when I install the mode from the tar archive. Frankly > speaking, I get a strange error message. > > You can see the fresh Makefile I use to create tar archive at GitHub > repo[2]. All I need to create a tar archive is a command > `make package'. And it seems it works as expected. However, after > creating the archive, I was failed to install it. After changing > this line[3] as follows: > > diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile > index c04c01c..d11ac3d 100644 > --- a/Makefile > +++ b/Makefile > @@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ package: $(PACKAGE_NAME).tar > > .PHONY: install > install: $(PACKAGE_NAME).tar > - $(EMACS) --batch -l package -f package-initialize --eval > "(package-install-file \"$(PWD)/$(PACKAGE_NAME).tar\")" > + $(EMACS) --batch -l package -f package-initialize --eval \ > + "(let ((debug-on-error t))(package-install-file > \"$(PWD)/$(PACKAGE_NAME).tar\"))" > > .PHONY: help > help: .title > > I got the following debug trace: > > $ make install > Parsing tar file... > Parsing tar file...done > Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument arrayp nil) > tar--describe-as-link(nil) > tar--check-descriptor(nil) > tar-get-file-descriptor("bnf-mode-0.4.3/PaxHeader/PaxHeader-pkg.el") > package-tar-file-info() > package-install-from-buffer() > package-install-file("/home/klay/work/bnf-mode/bnf-mode-0.4.3.tar") > (let ((debug-on-error t)) (package-install-file > "/home/klay/work/bnf-mode/bnf-mode-0.4.3.tar")) > eval((let ((debug-on-error t)) (package-install-file > "/home/klay/work/bnf-mode/bnf-mode-0.4.3.tar"))) > command-line-1(("-l" "package" "-f" "package-initialize" "--eval" > "(let ((debug-on-error t))(package-install-file > \"/home/klay/work/bnf-mode/bnf-mode-0.4.3.tar\"))")) > command-line() > normal-top-level() > > make: *** [Makefile:125: install] Error 255 > > I have no idea what is PaxHeader/PaxHeader-pkg.el and even stranger > that after inspecting `tar-mode' I found this: > > (defun tar-get-file-descriptor (file) > ;; Used by package.el. > (let ((desc ())) > (dolist (hdr tar-parse-info) > (when (equal file (tar-header-name hdr)) > (setq desc hdr))) > (tar--check-descriptor desc) > desc)) > > As you can see without any validation `desc' was passed to > `tar--check-descriptor` defun. The `tar--check-descriptor` is just > calls `tar--describe-as-link`: > > (defun tar--check-descriptor (descriptor) > (let ((link-desc (tar--describe-as-link descriptor))) > (when link-desc > (error "This is %s, not a real file" link-desc)))) > > And finally it calls `tar-header-link-type': > > (defun tar--describe-as-link (descriptor) > (let ((link-p (tar-header-link-type descriptor))) > (if link-p > =09(cond ((eq link-p 5) "a directory") > ((eq link-p 20) "a tar directory header") > ((eq link-p 28) "a next has longname") > ((eq link-p 29) "a multivolume-continuation") > ((eq link-p 35) "a sparse entry") > ((eq link-p 38) "a volume header") > ((eq link-p 55) "a pax global extended header") > ((eq link-p 72) "a pax extended header") > (t "a link"))))) > > I will be happy for any help and tips in the right direction. > > N.B. My GNU Emacs version is 26.3 on Debian/GNU Linux 10. > > > [1]: https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/bnf-mode.html > [2]: > https://github.com/sergeyklay/bnf-mode/blob/87c779851e44aab6639cdf2ab699a= a9cd41f97c7/Makefile > [3]: > https://github.com/sergeyklay/bnf-mode/blob/87c779851e44aab6639cdf2ab699a= a9cd41f97c7/Makefile#L125 > > -- > Serghei > > --b1_a3b5c0c41e8dcfce3cb0410c8f99c483 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBQR1AgU0lHTkFUVVJFLS0tLS0KCmlRSXpCQUVCQ2dBZEZpRUV2RW02T2RTcUFw N0lSUXBheHE4UUZydmVxQUFGQWw0am1QMEFDZ2tReHE4UUZydmUKcUFCUWh3LzlFZDZPSUJQZ3Vk REp5V1kyYTlJVVZxMFdiaEF5ZHFtTk9vMjFLZVlaampOaHZVVk5BaWFUbTBNegptaVhVK0xtdVVz dGFLTlMxQUtXZDdUK2tiSFVpTVUyUU9USFFGbWZrL3VTeVJ6aDlmTmZ1SFpkeU1rMDczZkpLCitn R1NlVFZSZUMyOEtidExjYXN5WjczYVBOYU4yb0FyTlhzOGQyTnpvQkN3ZXh3ck1qMlBYVEJtMG9E eEtsZDMKU05SV29wTVM5bUJsZ0p0Yis5bGRUWklUd3dzQWFpajNwQ0owS1JEL3FKaUdrSUE5VlRK YzRGby9wV0duYkNBZApIQk1vK0hFSHdNU1JNZU9QajV0TXk2SVo2TkJIc0xKbDJuWlVsdHJlNi9F a0FOQW10Ym5OTkRYZVgxMFBHZEtQCnFrNDVMYlhkNFRQU1Zjbnh3aSt3M09Rd08vU29SdlJybkZT OVJDUDFENFFPY1lzZHZNakRlRmFSblM1dGhlSkgKMi8wcHZpeHJabFpCejJubGpYc2xqemI1akt5 SVVwbHY0ZHhPeS9nV2JmTG53VHdyS0p4amFhNG1UZW5LZ2xpQQovTHRud3hydkRWcGtaS1NsT296 ZXlxREd6VmpvNEdIMktwcms0c09PTWRrTE1mdzFmT2MvUGN3M2ZPWmhreGhUCmVZUDkzNDh2dGxw V2sxUzlQc2RuV2hueUY1eDZhT0Z1cXRPUS90YVlyNWowNXA2QXByTmF1RmdVN3d2ay9BSEgKRlJN V1Fhd2FZSnZLa1hTcnN4N2tTMUhQZnFBcXh6ZkJtZmdibTh4OVV4L1piY2w5UjJ4am95bENINGZE SFk1dApMd0ZQSmRkS05IdnUzQ0ZkSVd6RkJwdVdnWFVnallWRUJZU1lHUXNEcXE1RW5tNURDdnM9 Cj1DVndDCi0tLS0tRU5EIFBHUCBTSUdOQVRVUkUtLS0tLQo= --b1_a3b5c0c41e8dcfce3cb0410c8f99c483--